Police officers are combing the gardens of homes in streets surrounding the site of Billingham ’s shock drive-by shooting.

Officers from Cleveland Police have been seen searching the area around Hylton Road, in the Low Grange area, after the incident at 11pm on Wednesday which saw a house in the street peppered with bullets.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said earlier: “Police received a report of a firearm being discharged towards an unoccupied address on Hylton Road in Billingham at around 10.40pm yesterday evening.

“No one was injured and no arrests have been made.

“Officers are at an early stage with the investigation and would appeal for any witnesses to contact Cleveland Police Major Crime Team on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org .”